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USCIS Reminds Eligible Applicants under Ruiz-Diaz to File Adjustment of Status Application before End of August

Monday, 17 August 2009 11:17 USCIS

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds special immigrant religious workers, who have a pending or approved Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, (Form I-360), to file their Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, (Form I-485), on or before Aug. 31, 2009. Special immigrant religious workers who wish to file a
Form I-360 petition with an I-485 application should also file on or before Aug. 31, 2009.

USCIS Explains Employment-Related Notification Requirements for Petitioners of Religious Workers

Monday, 10 August 2009 00:00 USCIS

WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today the manner in which petitioners for religious workers must notify USCIS regarding their employment of nonimmigrant religious workers in R-1 status. The procedures are necessary to enable petitioners to comply with the notification requirements established by USCIS regulations governing the R-1 nonimmigrant classification.

USCIS to Accept New H-2B Fiscal Year 2009 Petitions

Monday, 03 August 2009 00:00 USCIS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today reopened the fiscal year 2009 H-2B petition filing period and will immediately accept new H-2B petitions.

USCIS Naturalizes First Soldier in Military Pilot Recruiting Program

Monday, 27 July 2009 08:52 USCIS

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WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today naturalized the first nonimmigrant to enlist in the military under the Defense Department’s Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) pilot recruiting program.

USCIS Issues Additional Information to Employers Whose H-1B Petitions for Health Care Specialty Occupations Have Been Denied

Monday, 20 July 2009 10:05 USCIS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today issued guidance to certain employers who received a denial of Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, requesting H-1B classification for a beneficiary to practice in a health care specialty occupation prior to May 20, 2009.

If the Form I-129 was denied solely on the basis that the beneficiary did not possess a Master’s or higher degree in the field, the petition may be reopened on service motion and will be adjudicated in accordance with the May 20, 2009 memorandum on “Requirements for H-1B Beneficiaries Seeking to Practice in a Health Care Occupation” (see Related Links section of this page), which provides clarification on the standards for H-1B health care specialty occupations. USCIS will only review denials of petitions for which it has received a written request for review from the petitioning employer or its representative.

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